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Terror threat adds to Olympic delay anxiety

GREECE’S new government was warned yesterday by the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that much remains to be done to prepare for this summer’s games, which have become the focus of growing fears about security and delays to building projects.

Jacques Rogge, IOC president, told Costas Karamanlis, the incoming prime minister, in Athens yesterday that he believed it was still possible the city could be ready for the August 13 start but that “positive steps” were needed.

“Our experts have confirmed that while a lot remains to be done, there is still time for the preparations to be successfully completed if all energies are mobilised and focused in a common direction,” Rogge said.

The IOC chief also said there would be a thorough review of security for the Olympics after the Madrid bombings. “Security measures encompass all scenarios,” he said. “What happened in Madrid will be analysed by